Taniyama Station (JR Kyushu)

Taniyama Station (谷山駅, Taniyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Taniyama Station 谷山駅
Taniyama Station in 2020
General information
Location	Taniyama-Chūō 1-Chōme, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0141 Japan
Coordinates	31°31′37.38″N 130°31′9.23″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	7.5 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	1 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	7 December 1930 (1930-12-07)
Passengers
FY2020	2546 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Usuki towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Jigenji towards Makurazaki
Location Taniyama Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Taniyama Station Taniyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 7.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station facilities underneath. The station has a staffed Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Ibusuki and Makurazaki
2	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Kagoshima-Chūō

• 
  Exit Gate
• 
  Platform
• 
  former statuon building in 2011

History

The station was opened when the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the then Ibusuki Line (指宿線) from Nishi-Kagoshima (now Kagoshima-Chūō to Goino on 7 December 1930. On 31 October 1963, the line which served the station was renamed the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[3][4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2546 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 57th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Kagoshima City Hall Taniyama Branch (former Taniyama City Hall)
• Kagoshima Prefectural Kagoshima Minami High School
• Kagoshima Prefectural Kaiyo High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
2. "谷山駅" [Taniyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 709. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 51. ISBN 9784107900302.
6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Taniyama Station (JR Kyushu) at Wikimedia Commons

• Taniyama Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)